Lancaster bomber soars over spectators to mark multi-million pound Cosford RAF Museum transformation

A Lancaster bomber flew over the RAF Museum in Cosford to the delight of spectators on a day of entertainment marking the launch of a fundraising appeal to help transform the award-winning site.

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On Saturday (May 31), families from across the Midlands were invited to attend 'The Big Lift Off' event at Cosford's RAF Museum.

The day, which was packed with entertainment and thrilling aerial displays, marked the start of a site-wide multi-million pound transformation project

The RAF Midlands Museum invited families from across the region to attend 'The Big Lift Off' event, to mark the start of a site-wide multi-million pound transformation project
The RAF Midlands Museum invited families from across the region to attend 'The Big Lift Off' event, to mark the start of a site-wide multi-million pound transformation project

As part of the celebrations, crowds gathered to watch a spectacular flypast by a Lancaster heavy bomber from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight as well as a skydiving display that saw parachutists land in the museum grounds.